The Department of Health in Manila, Philippines, declared a national epidemic after the dengue outbreak.
Flooding in Manila, Philippines, claimed the lives of at least 72 people, and 850,000 others were forced to leave their homes.
The second-largest volcano eruption of the 20th Century happened in the Philippines.
Corazon Aquino was elected as the first female president of the Philippines.
An assassination attempt was made on the First Lady of the Philippines.
The Beatles were banned from the Philippines.
The Philippines gained its independence as a nation after 381 years of colonial rule.